MONMOUTH, Oregon --- The Western Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame is set to induct five new members 9 a.m. Saturday in the Pacific Room in the Werner University Center.

Monica Smith Barnhart, Matthew "Melvin" Haynes, Jim Shaw, Cecilia Ward and Grady Wood will enter the Hall of Fame for their contributions as student-athletes at Western Oregon.

Monica Smith Barnhart - Track & Field '05
Monica competed on the women's track & field team from 2002-05 and earned multiple All-American honors. She holds the school record in the 100M hurdles with a time of 14.15. She remains on the Wolves' all-time top 10 outdoor track & field list in five events - the 200, 4x400 and 4x100 relays, high jump and heptathlon. She ranks on the top 10 all-time indoor list in the three more events - 60 hurdles, 200 and the high jump.

Monica was named the 2002 WOU Track & Field Fresh-man of the Year and 2003-04 Athlete of the Year. In 2005 she shared the honor with fellow hall of famer Bridget Johnson. Monica was a member of the 2003 GNAC champion 4x400 re-lay, she was the 2004 GNAC high jump and 100m hurdles champion and on the 2005 GNAC 4x100 and 4x400 relay championship teams. The women's team won the GNAC Outdoor Championship three years in a row during her time at WOU. In 2003 and 2005, Monica earned All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the high jump and 100m hurdles. She was named to the 2005 COSIDA All-American Team. 

Monica joined the WOU coaching staff from 2012-15 and currently is a timing associate for Athletic Timing.

Matthew "Melvin" Haynes - Basketball '88
Matthew played basketball for the Wolves from 1986-88. He holds the single-season record and the No. 2 spot for blocked shots, recording 95 in 1987 and 92 in 1988 - averaging more than three blocks per game throughout his Western career. Matthew led the team in rebounding both years with the Wolves, totaling 339 boards and averaging 11.3 per game during the 1987-88 season - both school records. He led the Wolves to 39 wins in his two years as the consummate rim protector, completely changing the way the Wolves played defense.

After leaving Western, he played professionally in Brazil, Mexico and Australia as well as participating in the rookie game with the Portland Trailblazers. He currently serves as the Safety Manager for InterDent service corporation, a dental support organization that manages dental practices throughout the US.

Jim Shaw - Basketball '85
Jim played basketball for the Wolves from 1982-85 and was the head coach of the Western Oregon men's basketball team from 2015-19. During his playing days, he earned NAIA All-American honorable mention in 1983-84, and was an all-region first team selection. Jim led the Wolves in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage and assists during the 1984-85 season and was named Evergreen Conference MVP.

As a long-time collegiate assistant coach, Jim re-turned to his alma mater to lead the Wolves men's basketball team in 2015. While he inherited a talented group of players, he was quick to recruit a strong incoming class to round out his program. In 2015-16, Coach Shaw was named GNAC Coach of the Year and the NCAA West Region Coach of the Year after leading the team to the GNAC and West Region championship titles before falling to Augustana in the NCAA Final Four.
 
In his four seasons, Coach Shaw's team went 102-30 with two 31-win seasons. Coach Shaw is currently the associate head men's basketball coach at Washington State University.

Cecilia Ward - Softball '77
Cecilia was a three-sport athlete at Western Oregon (then OCE) and a standout for the Wolves softball team in the late 1970s. She played catcher from 1975-77 and was named the team MVP her senior year. In 1975, the Wolves advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, placing seventh. A quote from the student newspaper reads, "Ward, the OCE Wolves' starting catcher, played a valuable part in the women's three-win and one-loss weekend in Southern Oregon. She blasted a fifth-inning homer in the Wolfpack's 20-3 thumping of OIT, drove in four runs, and went three for five at the plate."

Cecilia also played basketball and field hockey and was named the Female Athlete of the Year at OCE in 1977.

Cecilia is currently the Controller of a planning and architecture firm. She continues to participate in recreational soccer and tennis, and has been a member of the same co-ed slow pitch team for 35 years.

Grady Wood - Baseball '12
Grady played baseball at WOU from 2010-12 and is currently an assistant coach for the Wolves.

He holds the record for most wins in a season (12-0) and shutouts in a season (3). He ranks third for most games started (14), complete games (5) and innings pitched (100) in a season. He ranks fourth for most strikeouts (89), third for most batters faced (412) and most at-bats against (370) in a season. He also leads the way in most hit batters (11) and most groundouts (147) in 2011 and (144) in 2012.

He was named GNAC Athlete of the Year in 2012. He led his team to the NCAA West Region Tournament in 2011 and 2012 and was named the NCAA Division II Pitcher of the Year in 2012. He holds the all-time D-II record of most consecutive wins at 20. After playing at WOU, Grady was drafted in the 10th round by the Seattle Mariners organization, where he played six years before moving to the St Louis Cardinals. Grady joined the Wolves coaching staff in 2020.